Deirdre Costigan MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Electric ScootersDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to legalise all e-scooters.
Answer: As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and I am carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for e-scooters. Until any changes are brought forward and come into effect, private e-scooters remain illegal...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Hire ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward proposals to regulate the management of dockless rental e-bikes.
Answer: As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and I am carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for micromobility, including dockless rental e-bikes.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTurkey: Press FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Turkey on the freedom of journalists in (a) Turkey and (b) Turkish Kurdistan.
Answer: Media freedom is a priority for the FCDO. The UK believes that freedom of expression is a fundamental right and we regularly engage the Turkish government on urging respect for freedom of media, which is essential to the long-term health of Turkish democr...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for rolling out home insulation upgrades.
Answer: Our Warm Homes Plan will transform homes across the country by making them cheaper and cleaner to run, rolling out upgrades from new insulation to solar and heat pumps. We have already launched the Warm Homes Plan: Local Grant, a government-funded scheme ...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure there is sufficient housing supply to meet demand and (b) reduce the number of families living in (i) overcrowded and (ii) unsuitable accom
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering 1.5 million homes over this Parliament, to ensure everyone has access to housing.We are taking bold action to reform our planning system, delivering affordable homes, a new generation of New Towns, unblock stalle...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HomelessnessHome OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people becoming homeless after leaving asylum accommodation.
Answer: Individuals granted asylum are able to work and access mainstream services that support their integration. We are working across Government to ensure smooth transition into work and to ensure these services meet the needs of all newly granted refugees. Th...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of immigration-based restrictions to public funds on homelessness among non-UK nationals.
Answer: Those seeking to establish their life in the UK are generally expected to maintain and support themselves and their families without depending on the UK’s welfare system.The Home Office Homelessness Escalations Service (HES) provides immigration status in...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat BatteriesTreasuryTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will widen the list of current Energy Saving Materials in the upcoming Autumn Statement to include heat batteries.
Answer: The installation of qualifying energy-saving materials in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a relevant charitable purpose benefits from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027, after which they will revert to the reduced rate of V...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will launch a consultation on including heat batteries as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Answer: Heat batteries are one of the most promising alternative electric heating technologies, however, they are less efficient than heat pumps and will therefore use more energy to meet the same heating demand. We expect most properties will ultimately switch t...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: DisabilityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the right to Disability Leave for disabled workers.
Answer: The Department for Business has not made an assessment of the merits of creating a new employment right for Disability Leave.The Government has set out its immediate priorities for reforming employment law in the Plan to Make Work Pay. The Plan includes a...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Ealing SouthallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in Ealing Southall constituency.
Answer: People with mental health issues are not getting the support or care they deserve, which is why we will fix the broken system to ensure that mental health is given the same attention and focus as physical health, so that people can be confident in accessi...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring employers to respond to reasonable adjustment requests from disabled workers within two weeks.
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 (the Act) protects disabled people against unlawful direct or indirect discrimination in employment, including by placing a duty on employers to make, on request, reasonable adjustments to any element of a job, job application or int...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of The Disability Employment Charter.
Answer: The Government has ambitious employment plans, including for disability employment. We will be setting this out through a forthcoming White Paper, the Employment Rights Bill and the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. A fully inclusive labour market that...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work ProgrammeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce Access to Work claim (a) application and (b) renewal times; if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the cap on Access to Work; an
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions is committed to reducing waiting times for new applications for Access to Work, as well as renewals. We are considering the best way to deliver that for customers. We have increased the number of staff processing Acces...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a timeline for the introduction of the right to equal pay for disabled people through the introduction of mandatory disability pay gap reporting for large employers.
Answer: Following the announcement in the King's Speech in July to take forward work on an Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and this government's manifesto commitments to introduce the full right to equal pay for disabled people and disability pay gap reporti...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSick Pay: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of her plans to strengthen statutory sick pay on the disability employment gap.
Answer: No one should be forced to choose between their health and financial hardship, which is why we plan to strengthen Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), so it provides a safety net for those who need it most. The Plan to Make Work Pay commits to remove the Lower Earni...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact the Disability Employment Charter proposals on disabled people's ability to (a) gain and (b) retain employment.
Answer: The Government has ambitious employment plans, including for disability employment. We will be setting this out through a forthcoming White Paper, the Employment Rights Bill and the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. A fully inclusive labour market that...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGynaecology: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet. Equality of both access to care and outcomes will be at the heart of building an NHS that is fit for ...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidTreasuryTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2167More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the funding required to restore aid spending to 0.7% of GDP.
Answer: This Government is committed to restoring ODA spending at the level of 0.7 per cent of GNI as soon as fiscal circumstances allow. The Government will set out its approach to the House in due course.
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordZero Hours ContractsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning zero hours contracts.
Answer: As outlined in the Plan to Make Work Pay, we will end exploitative zero hours contracts by giving workers the right to a contract that reflects the number of hours they regularly work. We will also introduce a new right to reasonable notice of shift patte...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce sewage discharges by water companies into waterways.
Answer: The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the government’s initial packag...
Answered 3 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to make an assessment of the impact of his plans for (a) new onshore wind and (b) other renewable energy sources on household bills.
Answer: In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers from future energy shocks is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards home‑grown clean energy. Through supporting the transition to clean energ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the number of public Electric Vehicle charging points.
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, the Government is committed to supporting the transition to electric vehicles by accelerating the rollout of chargepoints across the country. We will set out further plans in due course.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: EalingDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to pages 63-65 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 17 July 2024, how many primary-aged children her Department
Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and giving every child the best start in life. Breakfast clubs will remove barriers to opportunity by ensuring every child, no matter their circumstances, is well prepared for school and...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour and DrugsHome OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle persistent (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) drug dealing in residential areas.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities so that residen...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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